Louisiana fishermen long counted on their coastal catch. But LNG terminals have not only harmed aquatic ecosystems and dramatically reduced available fish, they’ve stolen people’s livelihoods. Biden’s “pause” won’t change that. Travis Dardar, an…

Alaska's Tongass National Forest is a haven for wildlife and stores more carbon than any other national forest in the U.S.

Sharon Lavigne has lived all of her 67 years in St. James Parish, Louisiana. She can tell you about a time when…

Lake Erie provides drinking water for 11 million people, and an unusual tactic to protect it was just adopted in Toledo, Ohio: On Tuesday, Toledoans passed the “Lake Erie Bill of Rights” in a special election, with 61 percent voting yes on a ballot…

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Sharon Lavigne had already lost neighbors to cancer and dealt with health issues herself when she learned in 2018 that yet another polluter planned to come to her hometown of St. James Parish, Louisiana. Formosa Plastics Group, a Taiwanese supplier…

Child welfare advocates say the Fair Futures program, which funds coaches and tutors for kids in foster care, is more vital than ever in the face of the pandemic’s impact on young people. The COVID-19 crisis has caused many to feel more isolated,…

This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “If we had dressed in office clothing to meet the standards of D.C.,” says Wanda Culp, who wore vibrant red, blue, and black robes,…

New York expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility this month to residents 65 and up. But getting an appointment has been an “extraordinarily complicated” process for some, marred by supply shortages, technology challenges and mobility barriers in…

So far, New York State has allowed the city to administer the vaccine only to the highest-risk patients behind bars, only about 100 people as of last week, according to one Correctional Health Services’ official. City officials are pushing for state…

Coronavirus infection rates have remained low in the school system even as cases across the city rise, prompting officials to take a new reopening approach this month. But questions and uncertainty remain. At a press conference Sunday, Mayor Bill de…

Criminal justice advocates slammed the mix messages for leaving thousands of families “wondering when their loved ones will gain access to vaccines.” Criminal justice advocates have raised concerns for weeks about the lack of clarity surrounding when…

From the start of the city’s coronavirus crisis in February 2020, the city’s Commission on Human Rights received more than 566 reports of discrimination, harassment, and bias related to COVID-19, 184 of which were anti-Asian in nature. Nine subway…

As the number of COVID-19 cases surged in New York in late March, CUNY evicted students from dorms with only a few days’ notice, in case the buildings were needed as makeshift medical facilities. Although CUNY said students with nowhere to go could…

When Hurricane Florence made landfall on September 14, it pummeled the Carolinas with high winds and staggering amounts of rainfall. The storm dumped more than 30 inches of rain in some areas, causing rivers and roads to flood. Then, this month,…

Numerous scientific terms have been introduced into everyday conversation over the past several months, due to the enormous impact COVID-19 has had on daily life. “We’re asking people to have a crash course in epidemiology, virology, immunology,…

The first humans landed on the moon in 1969. Fifty years later, humans are figuring out how to live there. Radiation, lack of breathable air, generating energy, and relying on rockets to transport building materials are among the challenges for…

Once coronavirus cases began to spike in New York back in March, most people encountered barriers to getting tested for the emergent virus, due to the limited lab capacity and availability of test kits. But now that New York as a whole has…